Luccas
A masculine given name of Latin origin, representing the name Luke.
Name Census estimates that about 344 living Americans carry the first name Luccas. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Luccas today is around 10 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Luccas births was 2024 (37 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Luccas. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Luccas with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
344
~ 1 in 996,379 Americans
Peak year
2024
37 babies that year
Average age
10
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,243
Tracked since 1990
Census
Luccas in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 252 people with the first name Luccas, which placed it at #33,030 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#33,030
National first-name rank
People counted
252
252 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
51.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Luccas
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Luccas is White at 51.6%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (38.9%) and Two or More Races (3.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Luccas described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Luccas at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White51.6% · 130
- Hispanic or Latino38.9% · 98
- Two or more races3.6% · 9
- Black or African American3.2% · 8
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.4% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 1
Popularity
Luccas: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Luccas from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 151 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Luccas by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Luccas during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Luccas' live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. Florida, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Luccas, while New York, Texas, Florida recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 22 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Luccas
The name Luccas has its origins in the Latin language and can be traced back to ancient Roman times. It is derived from the Latin name "Lucanus" or "Lucanus", which was a Roman family name. This name is believed to have originated from the word "lux", meaning light or brightness.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Luccas can be found in historical accounts of the Roman Empire. Lucanus was a Roman poet and philosopher who lived in the 1st century AD. His full name was Marcus Annaeus Lucanus, and he is best known for his epic poem "Pharsalia", which chronicled the civil war between Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great.
During the Middle Ages, the name Luccas was popularized in various parts of Europe, particularly in regions influenced by Latin culture and the Roman Catholic Church. One notable historical figure with this name was Luccas of Tuy, a 13th-century Spanish theologian and historian who wrote extensively on the history of the Iberian Peninsula.
In the Renaissance period, the name Luccas gained further prominence. Luccas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553) was a renowned German Renaissance painter and engraver, known for his portraits of the German nobility and his religious works.
Another significant figure with the name Luccas was Luccas Vázquez de Ayllón (1475-1526), a Spanish explorer and colonizer who led expeditions to the present-day southeastern United States in the early 16th century. He established the short-lived colony of San Miguel de Gualdape in what is now South Carolina, one of the earliest European settlements in North America.
In the field of science, Luccas Valerio (1552-1618) was an Italian mathematician and astronomer who made significant contributions to the development of calculus and the study of celestial mechanics.
These are just a few examples of notable historical figures who bore the name Luccas. While the name has its roots in ancient Rome and Latin culture, it has been used across various regions and time periods, making it a name with a rich and diverse history.
People
Luccas + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Luccas as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Luccas: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Luccas?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 344 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Luccas going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 996,379 US residents.
Is Luccas a common name?
We classify Luccas as "Very Rare". It ranks above 80.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 347 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Luccas most popular?
The single biggest year for Luccas was 2024, when 37 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Luccas is about 10 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Luccas in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 252 people with the name Luccas, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #33,030 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Luccas in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Luccas?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Luccas appears almost entirely male. Of the 252 people counted with this name, 99.6% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Luccas?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Luccas is White at 51.6%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (38.9%) and Two or More Races (3.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Luccas most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Luccas in the 2020 Census, accounting for 51.6% (130 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Luccas in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Luccas a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Luccas in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Luccas still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Luccas in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Luccas can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Luccas?
For a quick modern take, check how many people share the name Luccas on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.